News: herbicides

Failed antibiotic now a game changing weed killer for farmers

Photo of Tatiana Soares da Costa and her team in the lab.
Posted on May 24 2023 by Jessica Stanley

Weed killers of the future could soon be based on failed antibiotics.

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Ultra-fast plant enzyme dynamics leads to breakthroughs

The structural changes of a barley enzyme.
Posted on Sep 26 2022 by Lee Gaskin

Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have uncovered previously unknown properties in a plant enzyme that could lead to advances in cereal production, medical and pharmaceutical industries.

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New herbicidal compounds may provide major boost for Aussie farmers

A tractor in a field spraying weeds.
Posted on Jul 4 2022 by Lee Gaskin

Weeds cost Australian farmers more than $5 billion annually, but researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and La Trobe University have discovered a way to potentially stop them dead in their tracks.

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